"Prince Jin, have we tried our best? We haven't even had a good fight yet!"
Qian Shun was very dissatisfied with Brother Cha's words. How many days did the Lingzhou battle last in total? Shangyiguo was guarded for less than a day, Mingsha City was guarded for less than three days, and as for Lingzhou City... it can't even be considered as guarded. It was just a few resistances in the diba walled city outside the city. An hour!
The battle has been fought like this, and you still say you will do your best. How shameless do you, Brother Cha, be?
You were clamoring before that you wanted to fight with the Song Dynasty, that you wanted to conquer Guanzhong, and that you wanted to take over all of Shaanxi. Why did you shrink to this when we really started fighting?
"Wuzi," Brother Cha said without any trace of shame on his face, and with a serious face, "The foundation of the country is the more than 100,000 party members and nationalities! As long as the nationality is still there, a country can still be established in another place. But If all the strong men in the nation are killed in Lingzhou, the country left by our ancestors will really be gone."
After hearing this, Qian Shun frowned and remained silent.
Cha Ge further analyzed: "The terrain of Lingzhou is low-lying. Once the nearby dams are controlled by the Song people, the city will be flooded at any time... After all, the Song people now have the divine thunder magic to blast open the Lingzhou city walls. It's not that difficult.
Moreover, the majority of the population in Lingzhou City is Han. They are already looking forward to the Song Dynasty's army from the bottom of their hearts. How can they be willing to die for me, Dabai Gaoguo? Once the city walls are insecure and floods are coming, internal changes will occur in Lingzhou. When the Song army attacks from outside and Lingzhou changes from within, won't a hundred thousand of the nation's elite men be wiped out in Lingzhou? If the nation's elite are gone, who can we count on? "
After saying this, Brother Cha took a good-natured look at Cao Mian, who looked like a foreigner.
Qian Shun also glanced at his father-in-law. Although Cao Mian's family is Han (calling himself the Cao family of Qiao County), they have always been good at "bed politics" and have been married to the Uighurs and Khotanese for more than a hundred years. The two states of Gua and Sha formed a huge force with the Cao family as the core.
Of course, this Cao Mian was a loyal and loyal member of the Dabai Gao Kingdom, but what about the descendants of the Guiyi Army behind him, the Li family in Khotan, and the Uighur tribes? If there were not 100,000 national elites standing behind brothers Qian Shun and Cha Ge, would these people be willing to be the lackeys of the Party members? Wouldn't it be good to restore the rebel army, even rebuild the Hexi Army, and then dominate the entire Hexi Corridor?
The Tubo, Qiang, and Khitan people who relied on Dangxiang were also unreliable.
The Yu Zang family of the Baotai Army has been colluding with the Song Dynasty, and now most of them have defected to the Song Dynasty.
As for the Tibetan and Qiang tribes in the Hengshan area, such as the Dabin, Miqing, Qulang, Fuer and other tribes, how much loyalty do they have to the Dabai Gao Kingdom?
As for the Khitans under Xiao Heda...if it weren't for Song Zhuangzong betraying the alliance and attacking the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, they would have defected to the Song Dynasty by now!
Brother Cha continued his analysis: "Wuzi, if we are sure of the battle in Lingzhou, I will not fail to do my best. But the Song people are now very powerful, and with the blessing of immortal magic, they have also captured the diba walled city in one fell swoop. They can Let the water flood Lingzhou... There is really no way to fight it!
If the soldiers are really unwilling to give in, it is better to be patient for a while and wait until Zhao Kai's squadron returns to the court to fight against the Kingdom of Jin... Let's wait for the opportunity to act! "
Qian Shun seemed to be a little convinced, "Wait until the Jin and Song dynasties are fighting inextricably in Hebei and Hedong before sending troops to counterattack Lingxia?"
"Wuzu Shengming!" Brother Cha said, "We originally planned to send troops to sneak attack when the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty took action...but we didn't expect that the Song Dynasty officials would come to strike first! We always We can’t fight for one hundred thousand of the nation’s elite men just to keep Zhao Kai for a few more days, right?”
Only a few days?
After hearing this, Qian Shun was unhappy again.
His father-in-law, Cao Mian, hurriedly interjected: "What the King of Jin said makes sense! The soldier's way is a trick! Now that the Song army is large and fierce, and with the help of thunder and lightning, the battle will be defeated, and defeat will lead to death... ..Why don’t we proclaim ourselves a vassal for now, coax Zhao Kai back first, and try to find out the details of Lei Fa, and then send troops when the Song and Jin Dynasty confront each other, we will definitely avenge our previous humiliation and regain the lost territory!”
Qian Shun snorted: "What's the thunder method of the Song Dynasty? What's going on? Is it an immortal magic, or is it a blinding method using gunpowder?"
"It's not a cover-up!" Brother Cha shook his head and said, "If it was a cover-up, how could the embankment city be lost in a few hours?"
Cao Mian also shook his head and said: "It may not be an immortal method... Master Dalba said that if it is an immortal method, his Buddhist method can definitely compete, but the master's Buddhist method is of no use at all. So I thought that the Song people's thunder The Dharma is not an immortal method, but..."
"What is it?" Qian Shun asked.
"Maybe it's some kind of powerful firearm..." Cao Mian was really right. "Otherwise, why wouldn't Master's Dharma be useful?"
Yes, Buddhism, immortality, Taoism, demons, and magic are all spells. Even if the spells are high or low, they are not useless!
"Impossible, impossible..." Brother Cha shook his head repeatedly, "What kind of firearm can be so powerful?"
He actually had some suspicions that it was a firearm, but... this firearm can be mass-produced, equipped in large quantities, and used in large quantities!
You have to practice immortality for a long time, and you also need to have an affinity with immortals to master it, right? Zhao Kai can get the help of a fairy who knows thunder magic, which is already favored by God. There can't be thousands of immortals coming down to earth to help, right?
But there were many firearms, not to mention tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands or millions. With the financial, material and manpower of the Song Dynasty, it was not impossible to make them.
If the power of firearms is truly powerful, it would probably be more terrifying than magic! When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of Song soldiers will have one. How will Gao Guo be defeated?
So Brother Cha would rather believe that Zhao Kai got a fairy than believe that Zhao Kai got some advanced firearms.
Cao Mian said: "We have to find out exactly what it is..."
Brother Cha asked: "How to check?"
Cao Mian obviously had a plan to offer, but he hesitated to say it. Qian Shun looked a little anxious, so he urged: "Cao Qing is one of our own, what else can't you say?"
Cao Mian nodded and said with a smile: "Wuzi, I have a girl who is fair-skinned, beautiful, and clever. If I give it to Zhao Kai, she will definitely be favored for a while..."
What a brilliant idea!
Brothers Qian Shun and Cha Ge both snorted in their hearts.
Qian Shun smiled slightly: "That's okay, then Zhao Kai and I will be brothers-in-law!"
Cha Ge breathed a sigh of relief and said to Qian Shun: "Wuzi, we should make two preparations... secretly prepare for war, at the same time surrender to the Song Dynasty, and move all the tribes east of the Yellow River to Hexi.
In addition, the Jin people must make it clear that the Jin people must know that Song's thunder skills are powerful so that they can be prepared. "
Qian Shun nodded and said to Cao Mian: "Cao Qing, please go to Lingzhou. I will prepare a generous gift, plus a token of gratitude, and another love, and send it over together. Lei Fa's matter can be slow. I’m slow to find out, but the people from Hedong must ask for it for me.”
"I will live up to the orders of the Wu soldiers!" Cao Miangan hurriedly saluted Qian Shun and accepted the mission.
Qian Shun sighed and said to his left and right: "Go and invite Xiao Angel..."
...
Xiao Zhonggong was quickly invited, because he was waiting outside the Zichen Hall of the Xingqing Palace. Brother Cha had fled back with many soldiers and horses. Of course Xiao Zhonggong knew the news, so he hurried to the palace to inquire. After waiting outside the Zichen Palace for a while, he was invited in by Xixia's chamberlain, and he also heard first-hand reliable news from Brother Cha and Cao Mian!
The thunder skills of the Song people are too powerful, and Master Dalba is no match at all, and he may have passed away... Therefore, the Kingdom of Jin must be cautious in starting a war, and must not attack blindly. Before starting the war, you must think of a way to deal with Leifa. Otherwise, tens of thousands of Jurchen elite soldiers would be killed by lightning, and the Kingdom of Jin would be over.
"Even Master Dalba has passed away..." Xiao Zhonggong frowned and thought: Could it be that the Song Guoguan family did not invite a banshee, but a fairy who descended to earth? what should I do? Is the Great Jin Kingdom about to be doomed?
Qian Shun saw the shock on Xiao Zhonggong's face and was afraid that he would be frightened, so he comforted him: "It's also possible that the Song Dynasty people have come up with some powerful firearms... I am going to send a detailed investigation to find out the truth. Before I can think of a way to deal with it, I can only temporarily surrender to the Song Dynasty. I hope that the Kingdom of Jin can understand our country's difficulties."
"Profess a vassal?" Xiao Zhonggong looked at Qian Shun, "Wuzi, can the Song people withdraw their troops just by proclaiming a vassal?"
"How is it possible?" Qian Shun sighed, "I'm afraid the land east of the Yellow River can't be saved... I want to become the King of Pingxi in the Song Dynasty, the governor of Hexi, and the protector of Anxi."
"The Protector of Anxi?" Xiao Zhonggong was stunned again, "Is Wuzu planning to move to the Western Regions?"
Qian Shun smiled bitterly and said: "It's easier said than done... But if Lingzhou is lost, Weizhou, Yanzhou, Youzhou, Xiazhou, Yinzhou, Shizhou, Longzhou and Hongzhou will not be able to be saved!" "
The states he mentioned were actually the Hengshan states. In the Song Dynasty, there were four states of Wei, You, Xia, and Yin, plus Lingzhou. This time Xixia had to lose a total of four states (according to the standards of the Song Dynasty), and its vitality was greatly damaged! Moreover, the base of Xingqing Mansion is too close to Lingzhou. The Yellow River can be defended for a while before it freezes. Once the Yellow River freezes, Xingqing Mansion will be hit by thunder...
Therefore, once Qianshun is unable to counterattack and restore Lingzhou, then moving westward is inevitable.
And to counterattack... In fact, Xixia has never obtained a city of Lingzhou's level from the Song Dynasty since the Li Deming era!
In fact, the founding of Xixia was entirely a result of Song Zhenzong's fickle efforts. If he didn't return the land of the Five Yinxia Prefectures to Li Jiqian, Li Jiqian would have been able to conquer even one state until his death - in fact, after he got the former land of the Five Yinxia Prefectures, he also conquered Lingzhou.
Later, when Yuan Hao became the emperor, although he defeated the Song Dynasty and lost troops, he did not capture a big city belonging to the state capital of the Song Dynasty. What Yuan Hao couldn't do, how can you ask Qian Shun to do it? Moreover, how could Zhao Kai's fighting ability be comparable to that of Song Zhenzong and Song Renzong?
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